John Wick and The Wire star Lance Reddick has died at the age of 60, it has been confirmed.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that on Friday, The Wire co-star Wendell Pierce paid tribute to the actor as “a man of great strength and grace” and described his death as a “sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family”.

“A man of great strength and grace. As talented a musician as he was an actor,” he wrote in the heartfelt tribute.

“The epitome of class. An sudden unexpected sharp painful grief for our artistic family. An unimaginable suffering for his personal family and loved ones.

“Godspeed my friend. You made your mark here. RIP.”

The US actor played Charon in all four of the John Wick films, starring Keanu Reeves.